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| Date and Time | July 20th, 2010 (Tue), 17:00-19:30 July 21th, 2010 (Wed), 13:30-15:00 |
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| Place | Nanzan University, Nagoya Campus, B31, B43 |
| Guest Lecturer | Ms. Linda Ohama Day1: "Obaachan's Garden and the Japanese Canadian Experience” Day2: "The Connection of History, Memory, and Dreams from the Eyes of a Sansei Film Director" |
| Hosting Professor | Bonn, Suzanne （Assistant Professor, Nanzan University, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Department of British & American Studies） |
Two-Day GP Film and Workshop with Linda Ohama This event was the first GP event to occur over two days.
Day One: We invited Linda Ohama, a third generation Japanese-Canadian and self-taught film-maker, for a showing of her award-winning film, "Obaachan's Garden" with a Q&A session following the showing. The film is a documentary telling the story of Linda's grandmother and her past while also enlightening the audience on the experiences of Japanese immigrants living in Canada during WWII, as well as issues of the 2nd and 3rd generation Japanese -Canadians and their identity. The audience was very moved and all found that the experience was deeply meaningful. Day
Two: This was an intimate workshop limited to 20 participants. Each participant was asked to bring two pictures (one of their past and one of their present), a brief description of their family background and to use these as tools to examine their own history and roots. Through watching portions of Linda's new documentary "Ishizue", the group discussed various aspects of identity. There was an intimate discussion of how the history of your family, your roots, influence the person you are now, how the past connects to the present and future. The diverse age range and backgrounds of the participants made this workshop a great opportunity to deepen cultural understanding through many generations.
 Ms. Linda Ohama. |
 The Day 2 Workshop. |
 Discussing issues of identity. |
Before the film showing.
Comments from the Participants:
This was a very moving film that left a lasting impression on my heart. I learned a great deal about the history of immigrants, something I had not known much about before. It was wonderful. (3rd year student, Department of British and American Studies)
I found that this experience of meeting Linda Ohama and seeing her film really helped me to understand and appreciate Linda's feelings about family, particularly her connection with her grandmother and also made me reflect on my own family. Because this was such a precious experience to me, I wished that more people had attended this event. (3rd year student, Department of British and American Studies)
A beautiful film that reflects actual history and the real emotions and thoughts of the people who lived in those times. I was extremely moved by Linda's grandmother, a Japanese woman whose self-examination of the things that make her who she is show her strength. (4th year student, Department of British and American Studies)
To learn that the in history there was such a person as Linda's grandmother who experienced the life she did and to learn of her descendents, I felt heavy in my heart. The feelings of longing for the homeland, the lives of the two daughters with whom Linda's grandmother parted with, the feelings that those who discovered the secret had...I praise the history of such a passionate family. Thank you. (high school teacher)
Ms. Linda Ohama's Workshop
Linda Ohama spoke passionately of the connection between family history and your own personal identity, attitudes toward achieving your goals, the keys to living your life in a positive and productive manner. The participants spoke frankly and openly about their feelings on their family and about how they felt while viewing Linda's new documentary, creating an intimate and deeply personal event.
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